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洪爐燎髮

洪爐燎髮

Chinese

		a large oven	singe	hair
trad. (洪爐燎髮)		洪爐	燎	髮
simp. (洪炉燎发)		洪炉	燎	发

Idiom

洪爐燎髮

(archaic) overkill; to go way overboard; to use a sledge hammer

Synonyms

鼓洪爐燎毛髮

Etymology

Literally: (to light) a big oven so that one can burn (a person's) body and head hair

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hónglú liáo fà, hónglú liáo fǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ, ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: hónglú liáo fà
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hongrlu liau fah
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ fa̠⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: hónglú liáo fǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hongrlu liau faa
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/